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Title 7 — Agriculture

Part A · Chapter 115 — Agricultural Commodity Policy and Programs

§ 9053. Dairy margin coverage

Statutory text

(a)

In general

The Secretary shall continue to administer a dairy margin coverage program for dairy producers under which participating dairy operations are paid a dairy margin coverage payment when actual dairy production margins are less than the threshold levels for a dairy margin coverage payment.

(b)

Regulations

Subpart A of part 1430 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on ), shall remain in effect for dairy margin coverage beginning with the 2019 calendar year, except to the extent that the regulations are inconsistent with any provision of this Act.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 title I § 1403 · 128 Stat. 649

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 9053

    Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1403, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 689

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1403, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 689

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1403. ESTABLISHMENT OF MARGIN PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR DAIRY PRODUCERS.   Not later than September 1, 2014, the Secretary shall establish and administer a margin protection program for dairy producers under which participating dairy operations are paid a margin protection payment when actual dairy production margins are less than the threshold levels for a margin protection payment.

  2. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 1401(k)(4)(B) · 132 Stat. 4490

    1. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 9053

      Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(4)(B)–(D), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 9053

      Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(4)(B)–(D), inserted heading

    3. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 9053

      Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(4)(B)–(D), substituted “The Secretary shall continue to administer a dairy margin coverage program” for “Not later than September 1, 2014, the Secretary shall establish and administer a margin protection program”

    4. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 9053

      Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(4)(B)–(D), substituted “dairy margin coverage payment” for “margin protection payment” in two places

    5. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 9053

      Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(4)(B)–(D), added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(4)(B)–(D), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “The Secretary shall continue to administer a dairy margin coverage program” for “Not later than September 1, 2014, the Secretary shall establish and administer a margin protection program”, substituted “dairy margin coverage payment” for “margin protection payment” in two places, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by striking “Not later than September 1, 2014, the Secretary shall establish and administer a margin protection program” and inserting the following: “(a) In General.— The Secretary shall continue to administer a dairy margin coverage program” ;

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–334 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, see section 1401(m) of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9051 of this title.

  3. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 1401(k)(4)(A) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 9053

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(4)(A), substituted “Dairy margin coverage” for “Establishment of margin protection program for dairy producers” in section catchline

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(4)(A), substituted “Dairy margin coverage” for “Establishment of margin protection program for dairy producers” in section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) by striking the section heading and inserting “dairy margin coverage”;

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–334 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, see section 1401(m) of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9051 of this title.

7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 113–79, , 128 Stat. 649, known as the Agricultural Act of 2014. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9001 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(4)(B)–(D), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “The Secretary shall continue to administer a dairy margin coverage program” for “Not later than , the Secretary shall establish and administer a margin protection program”, substituted “dairy margin coverage payment” for “margin protection payment” in two places, and added subsec. (b).

Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(4)(A), substituted “Dairy margin coverage” for “Establishment of margin protection program for dairy producers” in section catchline.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–334 effective on , see section 1401(m) of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9051 of this title.

Credits

2014–2018 · 2 acts
  1. 2014Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1403, , 128 Stat. 689
  2. 2018Pub. L. 115–334, title I, § 1401(k)(4), , 132 Stat. 4516.
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(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1403, , 128 Stat. 689; Pub. L. 115–334, title I, § 1401(k)(4), , 132 Stat. 4516.)

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